Tool-handle.



PATENTBD JULY 21, 1908.

C. WfLAYTON.

TOOL HANDLE'.

APPLICATION PILBD MAY 4, 1907.

vrwaucz I' H Cary WIG-y fan.

@Montags Toon-HANDLE.

To 'allwhom it may concern: y A,Beit known that I, CARY W; LAYTON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Merna, in the county of Custer and vState of Nebraska, have invented a certain'new and useful Im rovementl in lTool-Handles, of

which the ollowing is a specicatiom securing same thereto.

l Referringv to the accomfpanying drawings.

This inventionrelatesto improvementsin handles for too'ls and more articularly to hammers and similar tools and) the manner of wherein like characters reference denote similary parts throughout the several views:

vFigure-1, is a longitudinal sectional view of my improved handleapplied to an ordinary hammer" head.-v Fig. 2, re resents an end` view thereof; AFigi.. 3, ,is a ongitudinal sectional viewpwith a portion of the handle andv head broken away showing same secured to al hammer head by means of an. integral wedge. Fig. 4, is a longitudinal sectional view with a portion of the handle and .head broken away the opening in the head show# ing larger at its inner end than at its outer L' end. y

. Q Referring to the .drawings 1, designates an ordinary hammer head having the opening or eye 2, which is larger at its outer end than atl its inner end. .f-

3, ,designates a tubular metallic handle which is of a tapering or the usual form it be-' its gri ping end 4, and the metal in lar er at r 'b'eIng ijnner and lghter as at 5, than at its opposite or smaller end 6. The smaller end 6, of thehandle 3, it will be observed' is pro; vided with a bead 7, a short distance from its end to prevent the inner head from gradually v Working its way on up the handle 3. The

` head 1, in position upon t e end of the handle. 45

handle 1, tapers as at 8, from the bead 7 to its 'end extremity 9, which is vbent or turnedV as at 10, to eng ge the ends of the wedges 11, vthus securely and lirml holding the inner The largest and lightest end 4, ofthe han-l .dleis encircled or provided -with the resilient sleeve 12, which. is held from slipping or working off -the'fhandle by lmeans of the v'curved or turned en'd 13, of the handle 3,' which engages the resilient sleeve 12, at its Specification of Letters Patent. Application led May 4, 1907. Serial No. 371,889.

Patented uiy ai, l1ra-os.

outer end as clearly shown in Fig. 1,of the?, drawing.

As previously described the smallest end 6, of the handle 3, is somewhat heavier than the gripping end 4, owing' to the fact that the tubular handle is thicker as at 14, ,thus

strengthening this end of the handle which is necessary to insure the same frombendin or o i breakinv at its in actua use..

In Fig. 3, ofthe drawin s I'illustrate the manner of securing the hea to the handle 3, by means ofthe integral Wedge 15, which is formedof solder or the likev and formed into the wedge shaped s ace which exists between the-outer surface o the handle and the inner surface of the opening or`eye21 when hot, which 'when cold 'forms an integral wedge junction with the'tool w en which is unable to workv out thus insuring the head from coming off, as the end extremity of the handle is curved as at 1'8, toy firmly hold wedge'i position.

In Fig. 4, of the manner inwhich the han e 3, is secured to the head 1, When same is rovided with Aan opening'or eye 2, which is larger at-its inner end than `at its outer end. Heads formed with this form of openin s or eyes yare rounded asat 16, so as to a ow the end eX- tremity of the smaller lend of the handle 3, to

be curved as at 17, to securely hold the hamin er head in lace upon the end of the handle. Having fully described my invention, what I claim is:

1. In a handle for ytoojls comprising a tapering-tubular metallic body having an overa in end, a ri in fabric coverm a ortidii) ofgsaid meIal bdy and held frogm sPli ping olf the end thereof by means of t e aforesaid overlap ing ends. 4

2. In a handle or tools comprisin a tubular metallic body, the smaller en thereof having its faces inclined outwardly and terminatmg in a bead, the larger or gri ping end of said metallic body provided 'th a fabric covering the outer end of which is engaged by means of the overlapping edge of the metallic bodl to prevent same from slipping 0H the end t ereof. I

.3. The combination with a hammer head drawin s I illustrate vther l the n im I for firmly holding the fabric cov# Witnesses:

:of a, tapering tubular metallic handle 11m/mg name to the spezication .the presence-of lite grlpping em1 thereof grovilllied Evlth a two subscribing Witnesses. v

a. ric covering t e outer e ge t ereo ein".

'engaged by means of the overlapping end o CARY LAYTON' from salippinloil the end thereof. I ROBERT R. DUNCAN, n testimony W ereof-I have signedniy ANDREW SOMMER. 

